Anthrax
Death From Above
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------9------------9-|
A|-----------7------------7-|
E|-000000000----000000000---|
********* *********
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------9--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-----------7--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-000000000----------------|
*********
Riff 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-0h2-2222222222-5p2-2222222222-|
* * ********** * * **********
"Like the screaming..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|----------------5-5-5--4-4-4-|
A|----------------3-3-3--2-2-2-|
E|-0h2-2222222222--------------|
* * ********** * *
"...I'm on the run..."
Final time
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5-5-5--4-4-4--5-5-5--4-4-4-|
A|----------------3-3-3--2-2-2--3-3-3--2-2-2-|
E|-0h2-2222222222----------------------------|
* * ********** * * * *
"...and I'll shoot..."
Riff 3
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-5h7------8p7------5h7------8p7------|
E|-----0000-----0000-----0000-----0000-|
**** **** **** ****
"Jet fighter..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5h7------8p7-------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----0000-----0000--------------|
**** ****
"...turbo jet engines..."
Riff 4 x2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-5----4--------------------------------------|
A|-3----2--5-4--5h7-------------5h7------------|
E|---------3-2------00000000000-----0000000000-|
*********** **********
"Vengeance..."
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-5----4--12-11---------------------------------|
A|-3----2--10--9--5h7-------------5h7------------|
E|--------------------00000000000-----0000000000-|
*********** **********
"Brings you..."
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-5----4------|
A|-3----2--5-4-|
E|---------3-2-|
"Death from above..."
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Riff 5
First time play this:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-5\4------------5\4------------|
A|-3\2-2222222222-3\2-2222222222-|
E|-------------------------------|
********** **********
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-5\4-------------------------------|
A|-3\2-2222222222-3p2p0-2~-----------|
E|--------------------------3p2p0-2~-|
**********
Rest of the time, play this:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4--------------5\4------------|
A|-2---2222222222-3\2-2222222222-|
E|-------------------------------|
********** **********
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-5\4-------------------------------|
A|-3\2-2222222222-3p2p0-2~-----------|
E|--------------------------3p2p0-2~-|
**********
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 "Jet fighter..."
Riff 4a x2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-5----4--------------------------------------|
A|-3----2--5-4--5h7-------------5h7------------|
E|---------3-2------00000000000-----0000000000-|
*********** **********
"Vengeance..."
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-5----4--12-11---------------------------------|
A|-3----2--10--9--5h7-------------5h7------------|
E|--------------------00000000000-----0000000000-|
*********** **********
"Brings you..."
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-5----4--2-5-|
A|-3----2--0-3-|
E|-------------|
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3 "Jet fighter..."
Riff 4a x2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-5----4--------------------------------------|
A|-3----2--5-4--5h7-------------5h7------------|
E|---------3-2------00000000000-----0000000000-|
*********** **********
"Vengeance..."
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-5----4--12-11---------------------------------|
A|-3----2--10--9--5h7-------------5h7------------|
E|--------------------00000000000-----0000000000-|
*********** **********
"Brings you..."
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-5----4---------|
A|-3----2--5-4-2--|
E|---------3-2-0--|
"Death from above..."
Notation:
10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.
10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
